Sittingbourne v Molesey

THE BRICKIES
Division 1 South,
Season 2015-16
MATCH DAY PROGRAMME
Official programme
Sittingbourne v South Park
Saturday 11th October
2014
SITTINGBOURNE FOOTBALL CLUB

Sittingbourne FC
The DMA Stadium, Woodstock Park, Broadoak Road,
Sittingbourne, Kent, ME9 8AG
Tel: 01795 410777 www.sittingbournefc.co.uk
Sittingbourne FC is a members club
CLUB OFFICIAL
President: Allan Crowshaw
Vice President: Alan Barty
Hon Vice Presidents: Tania & Andy Spice
Chairman: Maurice Dunk
Vice Chairman: Ken Medwyn
Secretary/Treasurer: John Pitts
OTHER COMMITTEE MEMBERS
John Cooper (Commercial).
Peter Pitts (Media, Web site, Programme
editor, stadium announcer,) David Brown
(Youth development), Barry Goodsell
(Match Sec), Colin Page (Ast Treasurer)
Board Room Hospitality: Sandra Pitts &
Carol Cooper,
Lottery Secretary: Hilary Joines.
Club Historian: Dudley Hird.
Programme Sales: Sian Goatham.
Turnstile Operator: Faye Goatham, Danny
Appleton
Club Welfare Officer: Lee Tappenden
Match Reporter: Tony Rickson
Groundsman: Roger Pudner
Club Photographer: Ken Medwyn
Club Shop: Ann Morrison & Clive Phillips
PLAYING MANAGEMENT
Manager: Nick Davis
Assist Manager: Tony Cornwell
Coaches: Barry Crimmen, Warren Chambers,
Hicham Akhazzan and Jono Richardson.
Team Assistant: Harry Chambers
Physio: Tom Martin
Under 21 Manager: John Embery
WOODSTOCK GROUND REGULA-
TIONS
1. All persons entering the ground are subject to
the rules and regulations of The Football Association.
2. The club reserves the right to eject or prosecute
any person who within the club premises is considered
by the club committee or its employees to
be or have been behaving in the following ways:
a) Entering the field of play before or during
the course of the game.
b) Using obscene, abusive or racist language
or persistently swearing.
c) Being intoxicated by drink or drugs.
Further, persons will not be allowed entry to
Woodstock Park if in the opinion of the gatemen,
stewards or any members of the management
committee they are intoxicated.
3. NO bottles or metal cans, glasses or weapons of
any kind are allowed in the ground. The stewards
have the right to search a spectator if they have
grounds to believe that the person is in possession
of any item that is deemed to be a danger to other
spectators.
4. Alcohol must only be consumed within the confines
of the club house.
5. The climbing of fences or floodlight pylons and
all buildings within the ground is strictly forbidden.
6. All vehicles parked within the boundaries of the
club’s car park must be parked within a designated
space unless otherwise directed by a steward.
No responsibility is accepted for any mishap that
may occur. Car parking is at owners risk.

MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Mr Scott Williams
TEAM CHECK
Saturday 23rd April 2016
RYMAN LEAGUE DIV 1 SOUTH
SITTINGBOURNE V MOLESEY
Manager: Nick Davis
Assistant: Tony Cornwell
Coaches: Jono Richardson, Hicham Akhazzan,
Warren Chambers, Barry Crimmen
Physio: Tom Martin
Matchday Assistant : Harry Chambers
Manager: Steve Webb
Ast Manager : Peter Lelliott
Coach: Dwight Lewis
Physio: Alan Maynard
Physio: Dick Etherington
Assistants: Mr Alex Winterbotham, Mr Abiodun Abraham
Red & Black Stripes Shirts,
Black Shorts, Black Socks
PLAYED
SUBSTITUTE
GOALS
PLAYED
SUBSTITUTE
GOALS
1. Adam MOLLOY
2. Tom BRUNT (C)
3. Tom CARLSE
4. Jono RICHARDSON
5. George CRIMMEN
6. Jack STEVENTON
7. Stefan WRIGHT
8. Adam ALLEN
9. Miles CORNWELL
10. Hicham AKHAZZAN
11. Stephen ITA
12. Dan HUGHES
14 Scott WHIBLEY
15 Michael HURCOMB
16. William PARKINSON
17. Jack EMBERY
1. Liam ALLEN
2. Joe PRATLEY-JONES
3. Luke ELLIOTT
4. Craig LEWINGTON (C)
5. Ollie ROBINSON
6. Rob SHERIDAN
7. Tom WINDSOR
8. Ross CHALKE
9. Reis STANISLAUS
10. Charlie SAMUELS
11. James McSHANE
12. Connor FRENCH
14. Dre GROBLER
15. Ato OKAI
16. Ashby CHARLES
17. Axcel NGOY

John’s Jottings
Welcome to Woodstock Park from The Club Secretary
Good afternoon everyone and welcome to Woodstock Park for our last match of the season.
Our visitors are Molesey. Welcome to their Players, Officials and Supporters and this afternoons match
officials.
Also a special welcome to our match day sponsors, Storage King.
Our match at Walton Road was a close affair but still ended in a 2-1 defeat for The Brickies – The 12 th
defeat in a row!
Today’s match is not going to make any difference to our final league position. Before this match we are
four points behind Walton Casuals and ten points ahead of Chatham so we will finish in eighteenth place.
Molesey will finish in eighth or ninth position.
Our last match was at old rivals Chatham Town and ended in a 1-1 draw. This was a match where we
had more than enough chances to win. At one time the corner count was 6 to 1 in our favour. Still a point
at Chatham means we continue our impressive run of results there.
Before Chatham Town there was another local derby. This time against a team who have generally had
the better of us over the last few seasons and who of course knocked us out of the League Cup at the
semi-final stage. Faversham needed a win to keep up their pursuit of a play-off place but we were not
prepared just to make the numbers up and upset the form book by winning 2-1.
The home match before Faversham was against Hythe Town – a team who started the season badly but
after a change of manager have really come good. They are a determined side who deserved to win on
the day and have a really great chance of play-off success.
Dorking Wanderers and Hythe Town are definitely in the play offs. The others in contention are Worthing,
Corinthian Casuals, Hastings United and Faversham Town four teams fighting for two places. Play off
dates for Ryman South are Tuesday 26 th April for the two semi-finals and Saturday 30 th April for the Final.
Congratulations of course go to Folkestone Invicta who are worthy champions.
Although we have not been hugely successful on the pitch this season it has been a successful one in
other ways. Financially we are sound. We are not the highest payers in this division but we are also not
the lowest. Nick has done a fantastic job on the budget we are able to give him. He never comes to the
committee asking for more money. He knows our situation and just gets on with it. Nick, Tony Cornwell,
Barry Crimmen and Warren Chambers deserve everyone’s thanks for their dedication to the cause. I
would personally like to thank Harry Chambers who is equally dedicated and gives me a great deal of
help on match days. At Woodstock we are very lucky to have Phil in the kitchen and Mick behind the bar.
Out on the pitch Roger Pudner our groundsman has brought a new professionalism to the job.
This season has been one of the happiest I have known from a committee point of view. It’s a pleasure to
work with them all. We are all looking forward to next season when we will continue with our aim to increase
the success and profile of the club. We are lucky that we have very talented Under 18 and Under
21 sides. Some of whom have broken into first team reckoning.
I have always appreciated the loyalty and reasonableness of our supporters. I would like to thank them
all for being some of the best supporters if not the best in the league and the support they give us as a
committee.
Tonight we have our presentations. Please stay after the game and show your appreciation to a great
bunch of footballers.
Please look out for requests to help us improve/ tidy up the ground. These will be made on the web site,
on Twitter and on our Facebook group.
Finally enjoy the closed season but make sure you come back when we start all over again in August.
JOHN

From the Manager
.Last game of the season and the last game at home. I would first of all like to
thank you all for your support throughout the course of this rollercoaster season.
Which I think you would agree has produced some real highs and some lows. I
would say from myself personally it has been a decent season for a number of reasons
even though maybe our mid-season form didn’t allow us to progress further
up the table as we would have liked. We gained some valuably prize money in the
FA cup and to beat a Ryman premier league side which was one of the highlights
and then again in the League cup. To earn the club some money after the club had
received nothing the season before was a must and even though on paper we
should have progressed even further after losing to Hoddesdon the money was invaluable.
To make the last 4 from 72 in the Ryman league cup was a fantastic
achievement and gave us a welcomed distraction from the league and with that the
team spirit was at real high. Promotion of our youth players was a real highlight for
Sittingbourne as a club and for the majority of the season we boasted an average
age of 22, 5 of which were teenagers represented the 1 st team and senior football
for the first time. I think we are in a better place both on and off the pitch than we
have been for the last few seasons and hopefully we will progress even further next
year. Please stop for our presentation evening after the game as this will be a good
time for the players to say thankyou to you in person. Let’s hope today we finish the
season off in style with 3 points.
From myself, my staff and all the players Thankyou for your continued support.
Nick
Whitstable Town continue to have problems both off the
pitch and on it. Their new chairman Adam Lightowler has
resigned after just weeks with the club
Lightowler took over at the Belmont helm in late February in
the wake of the departure of Gary Johnson.
He was joined in a three-pronged leadership group by Keith
Perkins, a former Town scout who is now club commercial
manager and Colin Patching – Town’s under-21 boss who
added the role of general manager to his duties.
After taking over, Mr Lightowler said: “This is a long-term
project and we are looking to the future, starting from grassroots
up.”
However, a breakdown in communications between Mr
Lightowler and Mr Patching with regards to club finances is
behind the decision for he and vice-chairman Andrew Mackness
to walk away.
Mr Lightowler said: “Since becoming chairman, I have tried to
establish and understand the full financial position and liabilities.
“Both Andrew and I have been frustrated with the failure of
the general manager to provide this information and constant
disregard to the club, its structure and other committee
members.
Trouble at the seaside
“As a result, we have no alternative but to immediately resign
from the club committee and as chairman and vice-chairman/
treasurer.
“We are not prepared to take any responsibility for financial
practices that we have no control over whatsoever.”
From Kent OnLine
Ollie Bankole scores our winning goal against Whitstable in
August—Pic by Ken Medwyn

From the Programme editor
Hello Everyone, and welcome to this the last game of the season.
We are very grateful that Eurolink based Storage King is sponsoring todays match, more about
them later in the programme.
Its the thank you time and I would like to thank especially Tony Rickson for his excellent match
reports and also his contribution to the web site. Also to our chairman Maurice Dunk, Secretary
John Pitts and first team manager Nick Davis for supplying their programme notes. Of course I
also would like to give a great big thanks to all of you who buy the programme.
It takes more than a day to get the programme together and myself and the secretary then print
it, which is also time consuming, so knowing that it serves some purpose makes it all worth
while. Any monies from the sale of the programmes goes straight into the club!
Also thanks to our local radio station SFM who have given us some great coverage and also to
the Sittingbourne News Extra for its great coverage of the club.
Its presentation time after the match so I would like
to add my congratulations to all of the winners, but
especially to Hicham Akhazzan who has been so
loyal to us, and who can also still bang in some
spectacular goals (aka home to Faversham - which
I missed!!!.)
Folkestone Invicta are of course promoted but the
second promotion place from our league is still to
be sorted out with Hythe Town, Hastings Utd, Faversham
Town and Corinthian-Casuals still in the
hunt for the final play off place. Casuals are probably
surprise favourites for that final place! Dorking
Wanderers, Hythe Town and Worthing have already
claimed their play off place.
Relegation has been sorted with Whitstable Town,
Peacehaven & Telscombe and Walton & Hersham
all for the chop. The moral seems to be don't add
an "and" in the middle of your name! It is however
likely that the third from bottom club, Walton & Hersham,
will be reprieved as there are usually some
clubs unable to start the new season.
Coming into our league next year seems certain to
include Horsham FC, who have just won their
league and Lewes, relegated from the Ryman
Premier. That leaves three other vacancies. The
other relegated teams confirmed in the Ryman
Premier are VCD Athletic, and Brentwood whilst Greenwich Borough have won their league, so
these will need a home at our level!
You can perm any 1 from 5 teams in the Ryman Premier for the other relegation place. They
are: Farnborough, Needham Market, Hendon, Burgess Hill Town, and Staines Town.
Thank you all for your tremendous support, probably the best in the league, and have a great
pre season and please all come back refreshed on the 13th August when the new season begins.
2016-17 should be an exciting season for us if the promise of the latter part of this one is
maintained.
Peter

Player stats to and including 16th April 2016

A brief look back at the season by the
With the season almost over its time to look
back at the successes and the failures of the
last season.
Getting the failures out of the way quickly! It
was a poor show in both of the major cup competitions
especially the disappointment of going
out to lower league side Hoddesdon Town in
the qualifying round of the FA Cup. It wasn’t
any better in the non-league equivalent of the
FA Cup, the FA Trophy going out at the first
hurdle at Walton Casuals, a team in our
league, by a single goal.
The club will finish up in 18 th place in the Ryman
Division 1 South (out of 24 clubs) which
was not as good as hoped for but there were
some excellent performances in the league including
a 2-0 victory over local rivals Faversham
Town who are gunning for a play-off
place, and especially in the Ryman League Cup
where we reached the semi final, only to go out
with a weakened team because of cup tied
players, to Faversham Town . The league victory
over Faversham Town at home was notable
for an out of this world goal scored by
Hicham Akhazzan from fully 45 yards.
Akhazzan is in his 7 th season with the club and
in that time has made 409 appearances, including
substitution appearances, and scored 98
goals.
The successes of the season were many, and
none more so than the achievement of the under
21 side who won the Kent Reliance Under
18’s boys youth cup final 4-2 against Dover Athletic.
Also one of their number, local lad Josh
Wisson, was called up to the England Under
18’s schoolboys team in the centennial shield, a
competition between England, Scotland, Wales,
Northern Ireland , and the Republic of England.
Josh appeared in all of the games in a defensive
role and even appeared on the England v
Scotland programme cover. The team won the
tournament winning 3 games and drawing 1.
Josh is a pupil at the Maplesden Noakes
School Maidstone. Josh is having trials with
Millwall.
Another player who started the season with Sittingbourne
was Harry Smith, who eventually
transferred to Folkestone Invicta with a clause
programme editor
in the transfer that Sittingbourne will receive
15% of any sell on fee. Harry has just had a
very successful trial with Aberdeen so who
knows perhaps some money will make its way
to Sittingbourne!
Other under 21 players have made a successful
transition to the firs team and this shows how
young hopefuls can join their local club and put
themselves in the shop window and who knows
could go onto better things. The best example
of this recently has been Chris Smalling who
played for Maidstone Utd when they were the
Sittingbourne tenants when the club played at
Bourne Park. So if you are an aspiring young
footballer look out on the club website
www.sittingbournefc.co.uk for the trial dates.
It’s not all rest during the close season as there
is plenty of ground maintenance to do and volunteers
are always welcome to help out, again
details of work days will appear on the web site.
Looking forward to next season manager Nick
Davis and his managerial team hope to keep
most of the team together and will be looking to
strengthen in some areas. The problem as always
is money and Sittingbourne’s budget is
less than many teams in the league. However if
the average gate of around 113 could increase
to 150 plus then the club would be in a great
position to gain promotion.
Sponsorship is one of the lifelines of the club
and we want to go on record with our thanks to
all of those who have sponsored us this season
whether it be via advertising boards at the
ground, sponsorship of a game, being members
of the club lottery, or advertising on the web site
or / and in the match day programme.
There are exciting plans to relocate a little way
from the current Woodstock complex with a 3G
pitch, and if that happened then there would be
the prospect of a greatly increased income,
however there is no further news on this yet, so
we are not counting our chickens.
A longer version of this article will appear in
May’s Sittingbourne Community Magazine.

Player sponsorship
Adam Molloy sponsored
by John Andrews
Stefan Wright
sponsored by
Alan Crowshaw
Hicham Akhazzan
sponsored by Peter Pitts
Nick Davis
sponsored by Maurice Dunk
George Crimmen
Sponsored by the
BGs Road Show
Tom Brunt
sponsored by Cyclops
Engineering Limited
Conrad Lee sponsored by
Colin Page
Jono Richardson
sponsored by Alan Barty
Jack Steventon
Sponsored by Ken Medwyn
Miles Cornwell sponsored by
Mark Smith
Ollie Bankole sponsored by
John Pitts
Billy French—
sponsored by John Cooper—pic to follow
To sponsor a player next season please see myself (Peter Pitts) or any member of the committee.
Cost is £40 for the season.
Chatham Town v Sittingbourne. Hicham Akhazzan
scores his 98th goal for the club —will he make a
100 today!!
Chatham Town’s equaliser. Pics by Ken Medwyn
EQUALITY -
“The Ryman Football League strongly support recent FA statement that there should be a
zero tolerance approach against racism and all forms of discrimination. Accordingly any
form of discriminatory abuse whether it be based on race or ethnicity, sexual orientation,
gender, faith, age, ability or any other form of abuse will be reported to The Football Association
for action by that Association.” (Useful numbers:-The FA 0800 085 0508 / Kick
it Out 020 7253 0162)

From the Chairman
Welcome to todays visitors Molesey.
Time to reflect on the end of my third season as Chairman and I do so with a quiet sense of
pride.
All you can hope for is each year that you improve on the previous year and have a clear sense
of what it is we want to achieve. Football is a fast moving sport but the brand that is Sittingbourne
FC has needed the slow deliberate improvement we have shown and it has needed
this for many, many years.
There are three parts to any club. The most important part is the fans, next comes the playing
team and third but not last if you get my drift the committee.
1) Fans. Have been fantastic as usual. We might not always have the numbers but we definitely
have the noise. Our travelling support is the envy of a lot of clubs and the way the
fans got behind the team and manager through that really difficult spell of results meant a
lot to everyone. Chanting the managers name or asking me to sing a song when we are all
feeling down is the real fabric of this club. Starting a supporters club again is really good
news and I will do what I can to help. Thank you the fans.
2) Playing Team. The fantastic youth set up has been a huge bonus this year and over all Nick
and everyone have steadied us and we have had a good season. We were doing all the right
things through the bad spell and we look a much better and stronger unit having fought our way
out of it. I would have taken our points total and semi final appearance at the start of the year.
The key now is to push on next. Thank you Nick and the team.
3) Committee. Have also had a good year and the integration of the ex Woodstock people is
now complete and we are a stronger group because of it. We are in control of our finances and
where we are going. Realistic budgets and the desire by all to stick to them is a big plus. The
work will never get easier but we have a really good group to make sure everything is covered.
Thank you committee.
MO
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5
Sat 8 Aug
Tue 11 Aug
Sat 15 Aug
Tue 18 Aug
Sat 22 Aug
Tue 25 Aug
Fri 28 Aug
Mon 31 Aug
Sat 5 Sept
Tue 8 Sept
Sat 12 Sept
Herne Bay
Hastings United
South Park
Merstham
Carshalton Athletic
Whitstable Town
Seven Acre & Sidup
Ramsgate
Guernsey
Whitstable Town
Metropolitan Police
League
League
League
League Cup
League
League
FA Cup
League
League
League
FA Cup
A
H
H
A
A
H
A
A
H
A
A
1-3
1-3
2-1
2-1
0-3
1-0
2-1
3-1
3-2
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0-0
267
132
87
84
230
158
152
190
113
156
66
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Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt 1
Brunt
Steventon
Steventon
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Brunt 1
Brunt
Lee
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Lee
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North * French
Davis Steventon
Davis * Crimmen 1
Steventon Crimmen
Davis Crimmen
Davis * Crimmen
Davis * Crimmen 1
Steventon Crimmen
Davis * Crimmen
Richardson Crimmen *
Tue 15 Sept
Sat 19 Sept
Tue 22 Sept
Sat 26 Sept
Metropolitan Police
Whyteleafe
Dorking Wanderers
Hoddesdon Town
FA Cup
League
League
FA Cup
H
A
H
H
1-0
2-1
1-2
1-2
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135
96
205
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Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Lee
Lee
Lee
Lee
Davis* Richardson 1
Steventon Richardson
Steventon Richardson
Richardson Crimmen
Tue 29 Sept
Sun 4 Oct
Tue 6 Oct
Sat 10 Oct
Tues 13 Oct
Sat 17 Oct
Sat 24 Oct
Tue 27 Oct
Tue 10 Nov
Sat 14 Nov
Sat 21 Nov
Tue 24 Nov
Sat 28 Nov
Tue 1 Dec
Sat 5 Dec
Tue 8 Dec
Sat 12 Dec
Wed 16 Dec
Sat 19 Dec
Tue 22 Dec
Mon 28 Dec
Sat 2 Jan
Sat 23 Jan
Tue 26 Jan
Sat 30 Jan
Tue 2 Feb
Sat 6 Feb
Tue 9 Feb
Sat 13 Feb
Tue 16tFeb
Sat 20 Feb
Sat 27 Feb
Tue 1 Mar
Sat 5 Mar
Sat 12 Mar
Sat 19 Mar
Sat 26 Mar
Sat 2 Apr
Sat 9 Apr
Tue 12 Apr
Sat 16 Apr
Sat 23 Apr
Corinthian-Casuals
Walton Casuals
Whitstable Town
Corinthian-Casuals
Chatham Town
Three Bridges
Folkestone Invicta
Hastings United
Walton Casuals
Carshalton Athletic
Chipstead
Hastings Utd Note 1
Hythe Town
Worthing
Molesey
Herne Bay
Chatham Town
South Park
Peacehaven & Tels
Dorking Wanderers
Ramsgate
Faversham Town
Tooting & Mitcham
Corinthian-Casuals
Worthing
Whyteleafe
Walton & Hersham
Walton & Hersham
Folkestone Invicta
East Grinstead Town
Three Bridges
Tooting & Mitcham
Faversham Town
East Grinstead Twn
Guernsey
Peacehaven & Tels
Walton Casuals
Chipstead
Hythe Town
Faversham Town
Chatham Town
Molesey
League
FA Trophy
Kent Snr Cup
League
League Cup
League
League
League
League
League
League
League Cup
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League Cup
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League
League Cup
League
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League
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League
A
A
H
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A
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A
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A
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0-1
0-1
0-1
1-2
1-0
0-1
1-2
0-2
1-2
1-2
1-6
4-3
0-2
0-2
1-2
1-2
2-1
1-1
6-2
0-0
4-0
0-1
0-3
2-0
0-3
3-2
2-2
2-0
1-3
2-0
1-2
1-0
0-3
2-1
0-3
3-0
3-5
0-0
0-2
2-1
1-1
108
85
101
116
127
79
184
300
93
91
90
135
221
103
78
121
120
88
78
109
223
284
137
70
617
101
105
80
352
79
125
141
327
110
804
95
61
62
136
155
390
Molloy
Molloy
Wallace
Wallace
Molloy
Molloy
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Molloy
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Molloy
Molloy
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Molloy
Mansannet
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Molloy
Molloy
Molloy
Steventon*
Steventon
Brunt
Brunt
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Steventon
Brunt
Steventon
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Wright
Wright*
Wright
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
Brunt
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Naessens
Naessens *
Naessens
Naessens
Naessens
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Naessens*
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Parkinson
Parkinson
Parkinson 1
Brunt
Lee
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Naessens
Lee
Lee
Lee
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Richardson
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Richardson
Richardson
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Carlse
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MATCH STATS - SEASON 2015-16
Note 1: Sittingbourne won 4-3 on penalties.
KEY to above grid:
@ = After Extra Time
+ = Own Goal
# = Sent Off
1,2,3, etc after players name = goals scored
* = Subs used and players substituted
** = Sub was Substituted
KSC = Kent Senior Cup
Lge Cup = Isthmian League Cup
League = Ryman Isthmian Lge Div 1 South
FAT = FA Challenge Trophy
FAC = FA Challenge Cup
KSC = Kent Senior Cup

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Match Reports
By Tony Rickson
Saturday 2nd April 2016
Ryman League Div 1 South
Chipstead 0 Sittingbourne 0 Att 62
Saturday 9th April 2016
Ryman League Div 1 South
Sittingbourne 0 Hythe Town 2 Att 136
Having conceded six goals last time they met these
opponents and five goals in their previous game
last Saturday, keeping a clean sheet was a major
priority for Sittingbourne at Chipstead.
Securing their goal so tightly that goalkeeper Adam
Molloy only had a couple of spectacular-ish saves
to make, Sittingbourne then just had to finish off the
job by knocking in a couple at the other end.
They couldn’t have got much closer, hitting the post
and having two cleared virtually off the line as well
as wasting the ultimate chance – a first half penalty.
That’s three penalties Sittingbourne have had
saved in the last few weeks – they blast them in for
fun in pre-match warm-ups but it’s a whole lot different
taking them under pressure in an actual
match.
The game started with Chipstead having quite a lot
of possession but not doing much dangerous with
it, and Sittingbourne looking threatening on the
counter-attack.
And that’s the way it played out, really, except Sittingbourne
got on top at the end of each half without
quite turning their domination into goals.
Dan Hughes had a great chance midway through
the first half, breaking clear down the inside-left
channel from a pass by the ever-elusive Steven Ita,
but he couldn’t make the most of it, while Adam
Allen slammed another shot close to the far post.
At the other end Molloy made two excellent tipovers,
though to be fair he’d have been disappointed
to have been beaten by either shot.
The great opportunity of an otherwise pretty
chance-free half came on 44 minutes when an Ita
corner bounced up and was handled by near post
defender Pilipe.
It was Ita who stepped up but just like the penalty
he had saved at East Grinstead a few weeks ago,
he stroked it too close to the keeper, who had time
to dive and save it.
The second half was another fairly even affair with
Chipstead only carving out one real chance, which
was stabbed hurriedly straight at Molloy from close
in.
The best chances were all for Sittingbourne, most
of them in the last few minutes as Chipstead tired.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Parkinson, Lee ,
Whibley, (Crimmen 62 mins) Richardson, Steventon,
Brunt, Allen (Wright (64 mins), Cornwell,
Hughes (Embery 81 mins), Ita.
Sittingbourne’s record against top six teams has
been disappointing this season, with just one point
picked up from a plucky away draw at Dorking
Wanderers. And they didn’t break that sequence
against Kent rivals Hythe Town, who were desperate
for the points in a bid to keep their place in the
end-of-season promotion play-offs.
Hythe dominated the first half with the everthreatening
Alfie May breaking in from the left after
10 minutes but his shot from a narrow angle was
pushed wide by Sittingbourne keeper Adam Molloy.
Hythe broke the deadlock on 21 minutes as a Jack
Mahoney corner found its way to Dave Cook who
deftly back heeled the ball into the net from close
range.
Hythe continued to have all the chances and
Frankie Sawyer was next to have an attempt but
his snap shot went wide.
May was in action again five minutes before the
break as he got a toe to the ball from close range
but his effort was deflected over the bar.
But he increased Hythe’s lead on 41 minutes as a
Sawyer cross was flicked on by Dave Botterill who
found May at the far post to head home.
As the second half progressed Sittingbourne began
to create some chances as Steven Ita had a freekick
from the edge of the area which went straight
into Joe Mant’s arms in the Hythe goal.
However Hythe continued to have the best chances
as Sawyer fed the ball to Connor Hood who sent
his shot wide.
Mant had to be at his best to tip the ball over the
bar on 66 minutes as Sittingbourne captain Tom
Brunt hit a dipping free-kick from 25 yards.
Hythe had to be on their guard as Brickies sub
Hicham Akhazzan hit a curling shot just wide of the
target.
A couple of Hythe chances followed as both Jon
Pilbeam and Sawyer shot straight at Molloy.
Sittingbourne were denied twice at the end to narrow
the deficit, as first Carlse lobbed the ball
straight into Joe Mant’s arms and then top scorer
Ita broke free from defender Craig Cloke but his
attempt was hooked wide.
Hythe held hold on to their two-goal lead to reinforce
their place in the play-off positions. It was
their fourth win in a row and their eighth away win
on the spin.
Thanks to Hythe Town for match report details.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Brunt, Lee, Richardson,
Crimmen, Steventon, Brunt, Carlse, Cornwell,
Hughes, Ita

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Match Reports
By Tony Rickson
Tuesday 12th April 2016
Ryman League Div 1 South
Sittingbourne 2 Faversham Town 1, att 155
Inspired by a wonder goal from the evergreen-
Hicham Akhazzan, Sittingbourne scored a memorable
and long overdue win over close rivals Faversham
Town.
Faversham who needed1 point to take them into a
play-off place were beaten by a spirited second half
performance by Sittingbourne. It was an end-to-end
first half but few real chances for either team.
Akhazzan, who is just a few short of the milestone of
100 goals for Sittingbourne, hit a couple of shots
narrowly wide, and Miles Cornwell headed his only
chance too close to the keeper, whilst at the other
end, goalkeeper Adam Molloy and the defensive
duo Richardson and Crimmen coped well.
Sittingbourne broke the deadlock early in the second
half when the Faversham’s keeper dropped a
corner under pressure and the alert Bill Parkinson
scored his first goal since joining the club last
month. One became two a couple of minutes later
with an extraordinary goal by Akhazzan, who
thumped a shot from fully 45 yards that deceived
the stranded keeper and bounced into the goal.
It was his first goal in two months and it was his first
full game back from a hamstring injury he first suffered
in the League Cup semi-final defeat by Faversham
last month.
After top scorer Steven Ita saw his effort ruled out
for offside, Faversham, their play-off hopes fading,
tried to rally and hit a couple of shots narrowly wide,
as well as testing Molloy.
But they pulled one back on 77 minutes, Stanford
winning the race with Molloy to a through ball to
poke the ball in.
It wasn’t enough, though, and Sittingbourne held out
for their first win this season over a team from the
top six of the league.
Manager Nick Davis said: “It was very much a deserved
win, and arguably the goal of the season
from Hich, who was brilliant on the night. George
Crimmen and especially Jono Richardson were excellent
in the heart of defence and dealt with the
barrage of long throws and corners into the box. Adam
Allen and Jack Steventon were immense in the
centre of midfield and Stef Wright’s energy was
frightening.”
Thanks to Kentish Football for match details.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Parkinson, Lee, Richardson,
Crimmen, Steventon, Wright (Hurcomb 90
mins), Allen, Cornwell , Akhazzan, Ita (Carlse 83
mins).
Saturday 16th April 2016
Ryman League Div 1 South
Chatham Town 1 Sittingbourne 1, att 390
Sittingbourne did more than enough to comfortably
beat near neighbours Chatham, but they couldn’t
build on the lead Hicham Akhazzan’s early penalty
gave them, an advantage that lasted just two
minutes before the home side levelled in a rare attack.
With nearly 400 fans taking advantage of Chatham’s
generous free entry – at least they made pots of
money on refreshments – it was Sittingbourne’s
noisy fans who created all the atmosphere off the
field.
Sittingbourne started strongly and when Akhazzan
swung the ball into the Chatham area in the 15th
minute, a defender clearly handled it away.
Akhazzan, still living on the glory of his remarkable
45-yard goal at Faversham on Tuesday night, took
the penalty himself, tucking it neatly away. Chatham
equalised almost straightaway. Stefan Wright looked
like he was fouled in the build-up but when the ball
was pulled back from the right flank, Osei scored
with an excellent first time shot from just outside the
area.
Ita and Wright both shot wide as Sittingbourne
pressed to regain the lead, and in one attack, Miles
Cornwell, Akhazzan and Ita all had goalbound shots
blocked by desperate defending.
A corner count of 6-1 in Sittingbourne’s favour told
its own story of the first half but for all the times they
got the ball close to goal they couldn’t quite force a
second goal.
It was a similar story in the second half with
Akhazzan cleverly making space for himself only to
twice miss the target, Cornwell going round the
keeper but forced too wide to get the ball in, and
Akhazzan going clear in injury time only to try to unselfishly
set up others with a low cross rather than
going for goal himself.
But the most obvious chance of all was when Carlse
was tripped as he raced into the area, the referee
declining to award Sittingbourne a second penalty of
the afternoon.
At the other end the defence again did well though
Adam Molloy had to make a couple of very good
saves, once diving to his right and the other with his
knees as a Chatham forward burst clear.
Sittingbourne: Molloy, Brunt, Carlse, Richardson,
Crimmen, Steventon, Wright (Hughes 73
mins), Allen, Cornwell (Hurcomb 84 mins),
Akhazzan, Ita (Lee 77 mins).

THE National League South title race took an excruciating twist last Wednesday afternoon – and perhaps
this could be a watershed movement for football administration.
Essentially, with a few weeks to go, the division may now be won by a club who doesn’t deserve it.
Sutton United, possibly the country’s form team, were still glowing after their ten lionhearts won at Maidstone
United despite playing a man short for over an hour on Tuesday evening.
It was their 22nd league match in a row undefeated and they’ve since won twice more. Not only that, but
the slow starters were all of a sudden new favourites – from nowhere – to win the league
Hours later arrived the blow that could well and truly suck the wind from their sails. In all likelihood, with 20
days left, it has changed everything.
Their crime? Introducing Jamie Slabber with less than 20 minutes to go when the side were 3-0 up
against St Albans City.
The allegation? The form filed when he completed a loan move from Hemel Hempstead wasn’t as it
should be. The clubs agreed to the move, Hemel hadn’t complained of wrong doing, but a piece of paper
not arriving somewhere when they were convinced it had may just see a whole club’s season unravel in
front of them.
We’ve seen it all before of course, but infrequently does it come to light so late into the season. Rarely
does it matter this much.
A month to the day since Slabber took to the field in the dead-rubber last quarter of the game, Sutton’s
behind-the-scene team had to pluck up the courage to explain to manager Paul Doswell, just minutes after
the heart-racing 2-1 victory at the Gallagher Stadium on Tuesday night, that something was wrong.
He took the news well, considering. “We’re not admitting the charge,” he said, “and we will request a personal
hearing”.
Game face on, he adds that a possible three-point hit really doesn’t matter, as they had to win all their remaining
matches regardless. The spirited response was a crowd pleaser, but quietly he will be steaming
and dreading another stomach-churning summer should they lose the points, fall just short and have to
endure another play-off disaster.
We’ve got a bit of a problem in Non-League football. The famed volunteer army which keeps the game
going seems to be dying out, the younger generation not so keen to get their hands dirty at their clubs.
We’ve got another problem too, and this could be linked. More and more secretaries seem to be falling
foul of paperwork issues and it is costing clubs points as well as the hard workers lost sleep.
We ask how difficult it would be to implement a match-day system, in the form of a mobile phone or tablet
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A WEEK is a long time in football so a couple
of months can feel like a lifetime to some but,
even so, most Torquay United supporters
would still have woken up on Sunday morning
asking ‘how did that happen?’.
The Gulls secured their National League status
with a 2-0 victory at Bromley 24 hours earlier,
their eighth clean sheet in the past 11 matches.
Just eight weeks ago, United were 1/20 to be
relegated to the National League South and
the bookies rarely get it that wrong.
It’s been a real season of struggle for the Devon
club. Lottery winning former owner Thea
Bristow left last summer, manager Chris Hargreaves
followed through the exit door and the
club’s academy had to be closed due to drastic
cost cutting. Not exactly the foundations for
success.
Former Conference title winner Paul Cox gave
the manager’s job a shot but left in September
after going unpaid.
Perhaps the best thing the Torquay board then
did was turn to somebody who knew the club
inside out. Chasing a more experienced boss
would have been the expected course of action
but in Kevin Nicholson, they struck gold. The
defender left his playing role at Bath City to rejoin
a club he won the Conference play-offs
with in 2009.
It was never going to be a quick fix but full
praise has to go to the club and especially 35-
year-old Nicholson for battling on.
As recently as February, the Gulls were bottom
of the league and needing a minor miracle to
remain in Non-League’s top tier.
From 12 points adrift of safety to seven points
clear of the drop, their recent run of form has
been nothing short of spectacular.
They’ve lost just three league games in 15 and
have kept eight clean sheets in their past 11
games - a run of results that most play-off
sides would love. Torquay are no strangers to
great escapes but this has surely got to be one
of the greatest?
Despite not knowing they were safe when leaving
the pitch at Hayes Lane last Saturday, I’m
sure a few pints have since been downed on
the English Riviera!
"It's just unfortunate that we didn't realise coming
off that we were safe," Nicholson, who
even doubled up as the team’s bus driver, said.
"We thought that there was still a chance that it
could all go wrong. Otherwise I think you'd
have probably found a load of the players diving
into the crowds!
"Honestly I never had any doubts we'd do it,
but then I didn't look at a league table for about
three months at one point!
"I'm just delighted and elated for everybody involved
with Torquay - the players have just
been magnificent, for me, for themselves, for
each other. From now on success for this football
club is promotion and League football.”
Out of darkness comes light and the future is
suddenly looking very bright for Nicholson and
his beloved Torquay.
Swindon-based Gaming International Ltd are
close to taking over the club and a possible
new ground is in the pipeline. If all goes to
plan, an assault on the play-offs could be a realistic
aim next term.
Before that, there’s still two games left of this
season and who do Torquay host on Saturday?
Barrow. The same Barrow that are managed
by ex-Gulls boss Paul Cox.
Had he not quit back in September with Step 2
looming large, Nicholson might been turning
out for Bath City at Hayes & Yeading. It’s a funny
old game!
Steve Coney

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MACRON OFFICIAL BENCH WEAR AND BALL SUPPLIER TO THE RYMAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE
WORK HARD. PLAY HARDER.
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Ryman League
Division 1 South Table
Table is up to and including Thursday 21st April 2016

Brickies Lottery Results
See any committee member to join our lottery
Week Commencing 18th April 2016
Ticket no: 013, Margaret Griffin, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 171, Roger Wilkins, Rainham
Ticket no: 328, Roger Bennett, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 632, John Fordham, Bapchild
Ticket no: 706, David Roche, Sittingbourne
Week Commencing 11th April 2016
Ticket no: 041, Brian Bootes, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 188, David Coveney, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 265, Bernard Fagg, Sittingbourne
Ticket no:434, John Evans, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 614, Peter Dayl, Sittingbourne
Week Commencing 4th April 2016
Ticket no: 091, Linda Cozens, Conyer
Ticket no: 123, John Tubb, Bapchild
Ticket no: 239, Terry La Haye, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 269, Hilary Joines, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 576, Doris Goodman, Sittingbourne
Week Commencing 28th March 2016
Ticket no: 083, Ella Creasey, Minster on Sea
Ticket no: 246, Helen Jones
Ticket no: 376, Jackie Goatham, Sittingbourne
Ticket no:435, Mark Webb, Sittingbourne
Ticket no: 494, John Russell, Sittingbourne

Sponsorship Opportunities
“Sponsorship is the lifeblood of the club”
Match Day Sponsor - this gives the sponsor and guests (Up to four)
access to the boardroom to enjoy half time and post match food and
drink. Costs of this is a very reasonable £175
Matchball Sponsor - £50
Mascot - An ideal present for a football mad youngster = £50 Includes
mascot plus three guests plus Hospitality.
Man of the Match - Your chance to be the official "Man of the Match"
awarder £15
Sponsor a Brickie and have your name in the programme as a sponsor
for the entire season, rates are:
Complete Player...............................£40
Socks only........................................£10
Shorts only.......................................£15
Shirt only...........................................£20
Boots only.........................................£15
Web site advertising—An exciting opportunity to advertise on a web
site that has a verifiable 3000 plus hits a month.
Box Advert.......£75 All enquiries for web site advertising to Peter Pitts
via bournefc@hotmail.com or call 07785 906627
Ground Perimeter Boards: Size 8 feet x 3 feet = £200, then £100
per year renewal.
Other sizes negotiable
For any of the above opportunities see John Cooper or any other
committee member.